Connector structure

Abstract

A connector structure includes an enclosure; a plurality of ground units arranged in the enclosure and respectively including a carrier plate and a plurality of ground terminals electrically connected to one another and associated with the carrier plate; a plurality of signal units arranged in the enclosure side by side to locate between any two adjacent ones of the ground units, and the signal units respectively including a carrier plate and a plurality of signal terminals associated with the carrier plate; and a ground connecting member connected to the carrier plates of the ground units and the signal units. With these arrangements, the connector has simple structure and can be easily assembled for use, and the ground units are connected to the ground connecting member to thereby effectively prevent electromagnetic interference during signal transmission and ensure increased transmission rate.

1. A connector structure, comprising:
 an enclosure having a front portion provided with at least one plug section and an opposite rear portion internally defining a receiving space communicating with the at least one plug section; 
 a plurality of ground units being arranged in the enclosure, and respectively including a carrier plate and a plurality of ground terminals electrically connected to one another and associated with the carrier plate; 
 a plurality of signal units being arranged in the enclosure side by side to locate between any two adjacent ones of the ground units; and the signal units respectively including a carrier plate and a plurality of signal terminals associated with the carrier plate; and 
 a ground connecting member being connected to the carrier plates of the ground units and the signal units, being located at the rear portion of the enclosure, and including an elongated plate and a plurality of clamping sections provided on a face of the elongated plate for clamping on the ground terminals; 
 wherein the carrier plates of the ground units and the signal units are arranged in the receiving space, such that front ends of the ground terminals and the signal terminals are held in the at least one plug section, and rear ends of the ground terminals and the signal terminals are projected from a bottom of the enclosure. 
 
     
     
       2. The connector structure as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the clamping sections respectively include two corresponding elastic jaws; and the elastic jaws respectively having a curved shape to include a movable central contact portion. 
     
     
       3. The connector structure as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein only one of the at least one plug section is provided in the front portion of the enclosure to communicate with the receiving space. 
     
     
       4. The connector structure as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein two vertically spaced plug sections included in the at least one plug section are provided in the front portion of the enclosure to communicate with the receiving space. 
     
     
       5. The connector structure as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the ground terminals of each of the ground units are embedded in the carrier plate thereof with the front and rear ends of the ground terminals projected from a front end surface and a bottom surface of the carrier plate, respectively; and wherein the carrier plates of the ground units are provided on respective rear end surface with a notch, in which the ground connecting member is fitted to connect to the carrier plates of the ground units; and wherein the ground terminals embedded in each of the carrier plates are sequentially connected to one another via a plurality of interconnecting sections to form a network; one of the interconnecting sections in each of the carrier plates of the ground units being projected into the notch on the rear end surface of the carrier plate, and the clamping sections on the ground connecting member being clamped on the projected interconnecting sections. 
     
     
       6. The connector structure as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the ground terminals of each of the ground units are embedded in the carrier plate thereof with the front and rear ends of the ground terminals projected from a front end surface and a bottom surface of the carrier plate, respectively; and wherein the carrier plates of the ground units are provided on respective rear end surface with a notch, in which the ground connecting member is fitted to connect to the carrier plates of the ground units; and wherein the ground terminals embedded in each of the carrier plates are provided on an interconnecting section that is in the form of a flat sheet; the flat interconnecting sections respectively including an extended section rearward projected into the notches on the rear end surfaces of the carrier plates of the ground units, and the clamping sections on the ground connecting member being clamped on the projected extended sections of the flat interconnecting sections. 
     
     
       7. The connector structure as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the signal terminals of each of the signal units are embedded in the carrier plate thereof with the front and rear ends of the signal terminals projected from a front end surface and a bottom surface of the carrier plate, respectively; and wherein the carrier plates of the signal units are provided on respective rear end surface with a notch, in which the ground connecting member is fitted to connect to the carrier plates of the signal units.